New Island Books is an independent Irish publisher of literary fiction, poetry, drama, biography, and books on politics and social affairs. History It was founded as Raven Arts Press in 1977 by Dermot Bolger. In 1982, Raven Arts closed and was re-founded as New Island Books by Bolger with Edwin Higel and Fergal Stanley. It is a member of Publishing Ireland (Clé), the support organisation of Irish publishing, sharing information, expertise and resources. Successes It has published several bestsellers including Joseph O'Connor's The Secret World of the Irish Male and Nuala O'Faolain's memoir of the life of an Irishwoman, Are You Somebody?. It has been described as "a major force in Irish publishing. Authors Dermot Bolger Anthony Cronin Patrick Galvin Roddy Doyle Nick Hornby Martin Malone Cecelia Ahern Aidan Higgins Joseph O'Connor Tom MacIntyre Christine Dwyer Hickey Maeve Binchy Mary Kenny Richard Downes Stephen Price Adi Roche Rose Doyle Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Paul Durcan Philip Casey Maeve Brennan Myles Dungan Glenn Patterson Brian Lynch Nuala Ní Chonchúir Nuala O'Faolain. References External links New Island Books Raven Arts Press archive, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware. Publishing companies established in 1977 Book publishing companies of Ireland Publishing companies of the Republic of Ireland